Thread: Quartz in suji

I had the impression that quartz does not appear in Jnats. But if it's white or transparent, I guess it could be one. And like all the hard inclusions, it needs to be removed.
Use something hard and try to scratch it until it does not come in contact with your blades, hoping that it won't be releasing particles in the future. And, if you're lucky, it might not go deeper, and by removing it, you'll be fine.
If it's a stone you have recently bought, without you knowing of this inclusion, I would strongly advise you to return it as soon as possible.

I wouldn't be doing anything unless I was SURE it was quartz. There are so many white minerals out there it would make your head spin.

does it scratch the bevels? or chip the edge? If not then it is not a problem, if yes you can try and dig it out.

Originally Posted by mainaman

does it scratch the bevels? or chip the edge? If not then it is not a problem, if yes you can try and dig it out.

I agree with this. The finish the stone makes is top priority, and not whether or not an uninvited guest that does no harm might be in it.

If the stone presents a weathered surface just about any mineral will have a gloss however even if not most minerals have some gloss to them. Really, more do than don't. Some of the most common minerals like calcite and feldspar can be white and they have gloss and can come in all colors of the rainbow too.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

If the stone presents a weathered surface just about any mineral will have a gloss however even if not most minerals have some gloss to them. Really, more do than don't. Some of the most common minerals like calcite and feldspar can be white and they have gloss and can come in all colors of the rainbow too.

The crystallization process takes a lot of time as I'm sure you know, and, although, you are right, about every mineral having a gloss surface, most of their crystals are not visible on naked eye. The "innocent" types, like calcite do not scratch steel, but they also don't develop big crystals in this type of geologic formation, in Japan. For Jnats, iron and it's salts is the most annoying element and composition.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

The crystallization process takes a lot of time as I'm sure you know, and, although, you are right, about every mineral having a gloss surface, most of their crystals are not visible on naked eye. The "innocent" types, like calcite do not scratch steel, but they also don't develop big crystals in this type of geologic formation, in Japan. For Jnats, iron and it's salts is the most annoying element and composition.

When you say "crystal" do you mean the outward habit of the mineral or the internal latticework on a microscopic scale? You would need an electron microscope or better to see the latticework and in outward habit crystals are rare period. Some more so than others. Unless you see some facets of the xtl you might not even know if you have one or just the massive mineral.

Originally Posted by mainaman

does it scratch the bevels? or chip the edge? If not then it is not a problem, if yes you can try and dig it out.

The stone doesn't do scratches or a chip on an edge

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I wouldn't be doing anything unless I was SURE it was quartz. There are so many white minerals out there it would make your head spin.

It has golden gloss. Who knows, what except quartz can give gloss?

Gold vein. Time to go mining.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Gold vein. Time to go mining.

To sell you the Goldfield?